If you have read my blog for any length of time, you are aware that I am a fan of the reality program Naked and Afraid. Survivalists on this show are released into the wild naked with only one personal survival item. Typically, a pair of survivalists is given a fire starter and a pot. They are then allowed to supplement with a personal item. A hatchet, knife, or machete is the first logical choice granted to one participant. The second survivalist might add paracord, mosquito netting, a bow and set of arrows, or fish hooks and line. I have even seen duct tape carried by a survivalist.
Desiree
and I are always teasing each other about how long we might survive in the
jungle or desert if plunked out there naked. “I think I have a good hour or so
in me,” I told Desiree the other day. “But in order for me to survive
long-term, the producers will need to place me someplace where root beer float
trees grow.”
—Mitchell Hegman
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